Automatic flange-oiler.



A T. K. ODEN.

AUTOMATIC FLANGE OILER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 17. I9I5.

1,162,094. PatentedNov. 30, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I- Witnesses Inventor,

' Attorneys;

T. K. .ODEN. AUTOMATIC FLANGE 0lLER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY l7. I915.

Patented Nov. 30,1915.

2 SILET'S-SHEET 2.

Inventor;

Witnesses I 7Zf-W' Attorneys.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH c0-,wAsHlNu'mN, D. c.

Unite I smarts Parana ()i hiaCifl.

THOMAS KNOX open, or SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

AUTOMATIC 'FLANGE-OILER.

To all whom it may concern: r g

- Be it known that 1, THOMAS K. ODEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sacramento, in the county of Sacramento and State of Californian have invented a new and useful Automatic Flange-Oilenof which the-following is a specification,

The device forming the subject fi, of this application is employed for lubricating the flanges of the driving'wheels of alocomotive engine, the structure beingjpecul iarlyadapted for handling crude ,oil.;

One object of thejpresent invention is to provide a means whereby oil may, be fed under pressure to the flanges.

7 Another object of the in-ventionis to pro-' 'vide novel means for heating the oilwvhen such an operation is necessary; 1 I 7 7 Another object ofthe nvent on 'lSliO provide an oil delivery mechanism;cooperatinn directly with the drive wheeh novel means being provided for maintaining the delivery mechanism movably assembled with the drive wheel. r

It is within the provinceof the d sclosure to improve generally andto enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the present invention appertains'.

\Vith the aboveandother objects invicvv which will appear;as-:the:--descriptio'n pro- 7 ceeds, the invention resides in' the combina tion and arrangement of parts and. inithe details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood "that changes in the precise embodiment 'of ithe invention herein disclosed can be madeWith-"f in the scope of what is-claimed, Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a sectional viewof a portion of a locomotive engine wherewith the device {form-v ing. the subject niatterof this application has been assembled; Fig. 2 is a sectional detail illustrating the manner in which the" arms of the. oil delivery mechanism cooper.

. ate with the flangeofthe-drivingnvheeh Fig. 3 is a sectional detail illustratingythe manner in which the. oil; delivery nozzle and its parts cooperate -with the drive: wheelyFig. 4a is a ide elevation o f'thei de-i liveryplugrFig. 5 is a sectional detailof t the oil delivery mechanism which 'cooper- I ates directly with the drive Wheel-of the locomotive. i

In the drawings; andreferring p'articu larly to Fig. .1 theresis shown aportion of Specification of Iietters Patent.

- a locomotive enginercomprising a boiler 1 ancl'a cab 2, one of the drive wheels being ndicated at 3, and the flange thereof he: in}; shown at 27. Attached to the boiler 1 A pipe 8 downwardly to a point adjacent tlielJOi/EOID Patented Nov. 30, 1915.; Application filed May 17, 1915. Serial No. 28,803. i i

of the reservoir 5. The pipe 9 leads from the steam space of the'boiler l to the top of the reservoir5 and'commiinicates with the steam space? of the reservoir, a valve 10 being interposed in the pipe 9. At its lowe-rjeiid, the reservoir 5 is provided with a drain cock 11 and near its top butbelow the partition 6, the reservoir is equipped with a filling plug- 12, whereby oil 14 maybe introduced into the reservoir below the part1t1on*6. out: of the reservoir 5 by steam pressure applied through the'pipe QQbiit at times, it

may be desirable to operate the structure by compressed air. With this end in view, the

The oil li ordinarily is forced reservoir 0 is provided with an air supply" pipel5,"co'ntrolled by a-valve 16-.

JSecured-tothe side of the'boiler 1' or otherwise supported-is a casing 17 provided with-fa glass front18.- Mounted in thefcas- 1ng 17 are upright glass tubes 19 lZO WlliCh oil is supplied by means'of a pipe 20 con trolled. by a valve 20. The flowof oil through thetubes 19 is "controlled by the valves 21. A'pliirality ofdischarge pipes 22 are supported by the casing 17and COm-f municates with the tubes 19. These several pipes'22 lead to the various drive wheels of theengine, for the purpose of conveying oil thereto, butsince no noveltycan be claimed for mere duplication, but one pipe 22 and its operative relation to thedrive wheel to belubricated will be pointed out. i i

The invention comprises a steam supply pipe 23 communicating Wltli the steam space of the boiler 1, the pipe 23 being controlled by meansoflavalve 24. The pipe 23 is provided with aplurality of branches 25, each of which communicates with one of the pipes 22. below thecasinglZ,'thebranches 25 being controlled by means of valves 26.

In practical operation; so far asthe lubrieating mechanism above described is concerned, it will be inderstood that steam pressure is supplied to the steam space 7 of the reservoir 5 tliroughthe pipe 9, the valve 10 being open. Pressure accumulating within the steam space 7 is'transferred to theoil 14 in the reservoir 5 throughthe pipe 8, the

oil 14 in the reservoir'being forced to traverse the pipe 20, and thence passing intothe several pipes22 by means of the glass tubes 19. From the pipes 22, the oil is distributed to the several driving wheels of the locomotive, by themechanism to be described hereinafter.

Should the 'oil flow somewhat sluggishly,

as is the case in cold weather, the oil may bewarmed'up by opening the valves26 and 24, under which circumstances, steam will be deliveredthrough the pipe 23' and its 1 branches 25 into the pipes 22 belowthe casing 17,, s

Inconnection with each drivewheel3 of the locomotive, there is providedga bracket 28 which may be secured to the boiler of thelocomotive, or to any accessible portionof: the frame work thereof. Secured to the side of the bracket 28 isa clamp 29'holding an oil delivery pipe 30 securely. F ixed to the forward end of theoil delivery pipe30 isa T 31; Bymeans of suitable connections 32,

V a pipe section 33 is assembled with one end of the pipe '22 and With one branch, of the A T 31, as will be obvious when Figs. 5 and 1 are compared. Threaded into another branch ofthe T 31 is a'blow out plug 34,

the bore of which is controlled by a valve 35. Inserted into the third branch of the T 31 and held therein is the delivery pipe.

30 hereinbefore alluded to.

Surrounding oneend of the delivery pipe 30 but spaced therefrom, is anozzfle 36, in

the rear end of which is mounted .to slide a distributingiplug 37, which preferably is slightly fsmaller in diameter than the inter-..

nal bore of the nozzle'36, to permit oil to pass readily around the distributing plug. The end of the distributing plug 37 is beveled as. shown at 38 so. as .to cooperate with the flange 27 of thedrive wheel 3, as will be understood clearly when Fig. 3'ofthe draw,- ings 18 examined. Diverging arms 39 are engaged properly with the flange 27 of the drive wheel but, as well, be ng located'respectively above and below thedistributing plug. serveto prevent the entrance of dirt and foreign matter into "the rear end'ofthe nozzle 36, about the distributingplug.

Secured to the main bracket 28 is an angu:

lar, auxiliary bracket 42 provided with", an eye 43 in which thegnozzle 36 is loosely re ceived. At its angle, the bracket 42 is equipped with a socket 44, in .which is mounted to slide forwardlyand rearwardly;

one 'armof an angular support 45, the depending arm of which is provided with a clainp 46engagmg and holding the nozzle it being observed that the clamp, as well,

aidsin holding the forward ends of the arms 39 on the nozzle 36.

Surrounding the delivery pipe 30 and at tached thereto bymeans of a set screw 43 or otherwise, is'a collar 47 constituting an abutment. A similarcollar 49 is helcl by means'of a set screw'5O on the nozzle 36.

Interposed between the collars 49 and 47 and abutting thereagainst isa compression spring 51. 4

In practical operation, oil delivered through the pipe 22 traverses the pipe 33, the pipe 30 and the nozzle 36 and, passing around the distributing-plug 37, flows onto the flange 2710f the drive wheel 3 and lubricates the same. The nozzle 36 is advanced by the actionof the spring 51, and

thus, the working end of the nozzle36, the

distributing plug 37 and the'notched arms 39. are maintained in operative relation to The nozzle the flange 27 of the drive wheel. 36' reciprocates freely in the eye 43 of the bracket 42, the upper arm of the angular of'th'e' angle bracket 42. By means of the support 45 and the socket 44, the nozzle 36 is guided and directed in its sliding move- 'ment. Should the support 45 become" support 45 reciprocating in the socket 44-:

broken, or prove inoperative from any other cause, the eye 43 mil act as a safety device preventing a dropping Oran undue displacement of 'the nozzle 36 and parts carried thereby. g

It will be understood that'the' nozzle 36 is freetoreciprocatein thedirection of its length, thereby permitting'the working end ,of. thenozzleand the distributing plug 37;

to cooperate properlywith the flange of the drive wheel of the locomotive. The-spring" 51, however, serves as ameans whereby the workingend of the nozzle and the distribut- 5' ing-plugjwill be maintained firml y but yieldingly in engagement with the flange27,

the notched ends41 of the arms 39 and the beveled end 58 of the plug 37 cooperating with the flange of the drive vheelj in a manner which will be clearly"understood when Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings are compared" Itis to be observedthat the mechanism forming thesubject matter of this applicationlnay be controlled readily from the cab of a locomotive engine, so far as is concerned 7 the-cutting oif of thesupply of oil. As hereinbefore stated theoil may be heated, when desired, through" the medium ofthe pipe 23and its bran'ches'25 and, when it is de-'.: sired to blow out the pipe 22, throughout its,

entire length, the valve35lma'y be opened.

Should it 'become necessary to'clean out the working endof the nozzle 36 or,to renew and-clean the distributing plug 37,,the nozzle36 may be backed away from the'drive Wheel of thelocomotive readily, the spring '51 being compressed.

Attention is directed to the fact that there is shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings and described in the specification, a condensation-displacement double-passage lubricator forming a separate and distinct invention from the automatic flange oiler covered by v the claims in this application; that the present application aflords no protection on the lubricator and confers no rights to the control and exclusive use thereof; and that the said lubricator may be made the subject matter of a separate application Within the period prescribed by law.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed is 1. A flange oiler embodyinga spring actuated discharge nozzle; a flange engaging distributing-plug movable in the nozzle; and a flange engaging side arm carried by the nozzle.

2. In a flange oiler, a delivery pipe; means for supporting the delivery pipe; a discharge nozzle slidable upon the delivery pipe; a forked, flange engaging guide assembled with the delivery pipe; and means for advancing the'nozzle.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ith'the nozzle; and a single means for sup,-

porting the pipe and the angle bracket.

In a flange oiler, a nozzle;'a-distributing plug slidable in the nozzle;arms located on opposite sides of the nozzle and asi sembled therewith, the arms being terminally provided With flange receiving notches; emeans for supporting the nozzle movably;

and means for discharging a lubricant into thenozzle.

In testimony that I claim theforegoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

Witnesses: PATRICK S. KANE,

7 Mrs. T. K. ODEN.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.

THOMAS KNOX 'ODEN. 

